9 Podcast Episodes
84. Bunny Mellon and the White House Rose Garden
84. Bunny Mellon and the White House Rose Garden
Philanthropist, stylemaker, and renowned gardener Rachel Lambert “Bunny” Mellon was not formally trained as a horticultu... Read more
24 Jul 2023
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35mins
Bunny Mellon And The White House Rose Garden With Linda Jane Holden
Bunny Mellon And The White House Rose Garden With Linda Jane Holden
This week, Alyson speaks with the author of “The Gardens of Bunny Mellon”, Linda Jane Holden, about Bunny Mellon’s life,... Read more
14 Jul 2022
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28mins
March 31, 2022 Andrew Marvell, Dietrich Brandis, William Waldorf Astor, Leo Buscaglia, Passions by Carolyne Roehm, and Bunny Mellon
March 31, 2022 Andrew Marvell, Dietrich Brandis, William Waldorf Astor, Leo Buscaglia, Passions by Carolyne Roehm, and Bunny Mellon
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE... Read more
March 19, 2021 Hunting Century Oaks for Notre Dame, Stella Ross-Craig, Charles Joseph Sauriol, The Art of Outdoor Living, Garden Secrets of Bunny Mellon by Linda Holden, and The Plant Messiah
March 19, 2021 Hunting Century Oaks for Notre Dame, Stella Ross-Craig, Charles Joseph Sauriol, The Art of Outdoor Living, Garden Secrets of Bunny Mellon by Linda Holden, and The Plant Messiah
Today we celebrate one of the best British scientific botanical artists of the 20th century. We'll also learn about a Ca... Read more
19 Mar 2021
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27mins
February 4, 2021 Starting Seeds for the First Time, Henri Dutrochet, Ruth Havey, A Winter Larder, Bunny Mellon Garden Journal by Linda Holden, and the Secret Value of Weedy Plants
February 4, 2021 Starting Seeds for the First Time, Henri Dutrochet, Ruth Havey, A Winter Larder, Bunny Mellon Garden Journal by Linda Holden, and the Secret Value of Weedy Plants
Today we celebrate a botanist who helped us understand why plants are green: chlorophyll. We'll also learn about the ded... Read more
4 Feb 2021
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22mins
November 16, 2020 Denys Zirngiebel, Joseph Henry Maiden, Albert Francis Blakeslee, Donald Peattie, The Gardens of Bunny Mellon by Linda Jane Holden, and Elizabeth Fox
November 16, 2020 Denys Zirngiebel, Joseph Henry Maiden, Albert Francis Blakeslee, Donald Peattie, The Gardens of Bunny Mellon by Linda Jane Holden, and Elizabeth Fox
Today we celebrate the man known as the “Pansy King.” We'll also learn about the Anglo-Australian botanist who first des... Read more
Ep312: Bunny Mellon and Her Gardens
Ep312: Bunny Mellon and Her Gardens
Bunny Mellon may have been well known as an art collector, a philanthropist, and a self-taught landscape artist—yet it i... Read more
23 Jun 2020
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44mins
August 9, 2019 Surprise Plants, Ludwig Winter, Walden, George Vasey, Bunny Mellon, Richard Comb Miller, David Hoffman, Black Lace Elder, Japanese Flame Tree, and San Francisco
August 9, 2019 Surprise Plants, Ludwig Winter, Walden, George Vasey, Bunny Mellon, Richard Comb Miller, David Hoffman, Black Lace Elder, Japanese Flame Tree, and San Francisco
Every now and then, plants can surprise you. In this case I’m talking about more than just a beautiful bloom or genera... Read more
9 Aug 2019
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11mins
Bunny Mellon: The Pursuit of Perfection
Bunny Mellon: The Pursuit of Perfection
Meryl Gordon, director of magazine writing, Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, New York University, and author of Th... Read more
28 Nov 2017
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51mins